Glasgow Physician R. Brent Wright, M.D., MMM, Installed as
2019-2020 KMA President
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2019 KMA Annual Meeting Also Honors Award Recipients, Program Graduates
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R. Brent Wright, M.D., MMM, a Glasgow family medicine physician, was installed as the 169
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President of the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) on Sept. 21 during the organization’s Annual Meeting in Louisville.
KMA members also elected four other officers during the 2019 Annual Meeting. Robert Couch, M.D., of Louisville, was elected president-elect, Dale E. Toney, M.D., of Lexington was elected vice president, Danesh Mazloomdoost, M.D. of Lexington was elected Speaker, and Monalisa Tailor, M.D. was elected Vice Speaker.
A lifelong Kentuckian, Dr. Wright was in the first residency class at the University of Louisville/Glasgow Family Medicine Residency where he helped shape the development of the program while serving two years as Chief Resident. After numerous practice opportunities, he became Residency Director and received awards from the American Medical Association and the 2010 KMA Educational Achievement Award. Prior to being selected as President-Elect, Dr. Wright served as the 6
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District Trustee and as Chair of the KMA Board of Trustees from 2013-2015. He has also held executive positions with many of the state’s most active stakeholder groups, including the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians, the Kentucky Rural Health Association, and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. He currently serves as Associate Dean for Rural Health Innovation at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, where he collaborates with numerous parties both in and outside the university.
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KPLI and CCLP Graduate Michael Kuduk, M.D., Blooms Where He is Planted
Michael Kuduk, M.D., makes it his mission to make a difference wherever he is planted, whether it be in his community, his profession, or his hobby.
Currently chair of KMA’s Board of Trustees, doctor Kuduk has served as the 11th district trustee representative on the board since 2015. He’s also a graduate of KMA’s leadership programs—the Community Connector Leadership Program and the Kentucky Physicians Leadership Institute.
A pediatric specialist in Winchester for nearly 30 years, Doctor Kuduk is the first person in his family to practice medicine.
His interest in the field began when he was a child, as an avid reader of books and encyclopedias.
“I was really interested in childhood diseases like measles, polio and diphtheria,” he said.
Photo: KMA Board Chair Michael Kuduk, M.D., and his wife Lisa grow and show daffodils.
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Physicians interested in being considered for a gubernatorial appointment to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure (KBML) must submit an application and their curriculum vitae to
hartz@kyma.org
with the Kentucky Medical Association by October 30, 2019. Applications are being sought for the KBML partial four-year term ending August 31, 2022.
Click here
to obtain an application or contact KMA at (502) 814-1386.
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Notice of Application for Appointment to the Hemophilia Advisory Committee
Physicians interested in being considered for a gubernatorial appointment to the Hemophilia Advisory Committee must submit an application and their curriculum vitae to
hartz@kyma.org
with the Kentucky Medical Association by October 30, 2019. Applications are being sought for the four-year term beginning December 1, 2019 ending November 30, 2023.
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to obtain an application or contact KMA at (502) 814-1386.
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Schroer Appointed by Governor to State Board of Medical Licensure
KMA member and 2019 KPLI graduate Mark A. Schroer, M.D., has been appointed by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin to represent the KMA on the State Board of Medical Licensure for a term expiring Aug. 31, 2013.
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Walker Featured in
MD-Update
magazine
KMA member Janet Walker, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center—
Lexington, was featured in
MD-Update
magazine for her care of a patient with bilateral tibial hemimelia.
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